A01 Introduction to Accounting C01 Introduction to Business K01 Windows Operating System
A02 Principles of Accounting I Elective Course 1 Elective Course 1
A03 Principles of Accounting II Elective Course 2 Elective Course 2
Elective Course 1 Elective Course 3 Elective Course 3
Elective Course 2 Elective Course 4 Elective Course 4
A04 Intermediate Accounting I A01 Introduction to Accounting K02 Office XP I
A06 Intermediate Accounting II C06 Business Ethics K03 Office XP II
A05 Actg Spreadsheet Fundamentals C09 Principles of Finance K04 PC Selection & Maintenance I
C09 Principles of Finance C13 Microeconomics K05 PC Selection & Maintenance II
C15 Principles of Management K06 Local Area Networks C16 Principles of Marketing K09 Web Site Design
M03 Organizational Behavior K10 Programming in JavaScript K11 Database Processing K12 System Analysis & Design
B01 Introduction to Construction J01 Intro to Criminal Justice E01 Careers in Early Childhood Ed.
B08 Construction Management Elective Course 1 Elective Course 1
Elective Course 1 Elective Course 2 Elective Course 2
Elective Course 2 Elective Course 3 Elective Course 3
Elective Course 3 Elective Course 4 Elective Course 4
B02 Construction Matls & Methods J02 Criminal Law E02 Child Development
B03 Drawings & Specifications J03 Criminal Procedure E03 Curriculum Development B04 Safety Planning & Administration J04 Policing E04 Guidance & Discipline
B05 Construction Surveying Funds. J05 Corrections E05 Children's Literature
B06 Cost Estimating J06 Ethics in Criminal Justice E06 Creative Expression & Play
B07 Project Scheduling J07 Private Security E07 Art & Creative Development
J08 Domestic Violence E08 Health, Safety & Nutrition J09 Juvenile Justice E09 Home, School & Community J10 Criminal Investigation E10 Exceptional Children
J11 Report Writing E11 Movement & Music
E12 Cultural Diversity Required courses are printed in Bold Letters. E13 Early Childhood Literacy
COMPUTER INFO MGT
CONSTRUCTION MGT CRIMINAL JUSTICE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDU ACCOUNTING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
ELECTIVE COURSES (6 CREDITS) ELECTIVE COURSES (12 CREDITS) ELECTIVE COURSES (12 CREDITS)
ELECTIVE COURSES (9 CREDITS) ELECTIVE COURSES (12 CREDITS) ELECTIVE COURSES (12 CREDITS)
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C09 Principles of Finance H03 Medical Terminology M01 Human Resource Management
Elective Course 1 Elective Course 1 Elective Course 1
Elective Course 2 Elective Course 2 Elective Course 2
Elective Course 3 Elective Course 3 Elective Course 3
Elective Course 4 Elective Course 4 Elective Course 4
C07 Personal Finance H01 Medical Office Management I M03 Organizational Behavior A01 Introduction to Accounting H02 Medical Office Management II R01 Employment Law F01 Money & Banking H04 Anatomy & Physiology I R02 Training & Development F02 Financial Institutions & Markets H05 Anatomy & Physiology II R03 Compensation & Benefits
F03 Financial Statement Analysis H07 Medical Coding I R04 Human Relations
F04 Investments H08 Medical Coding II R05 Labor Relations
H06 Health Records Management
C16 Principles of Marketing P01 Introduction to Paralegalism I S01 Introduction to Psychology I Elective Course 1 P02 Introduction to Paralegalism II S02 Introduction to Psychology II
Elective Course 2 Elective Course 1 Elective Course 1
Elective Course 3 Elective Course 2 Elective Course 2
Elective Course 4 Elective Course 3 Elective Course 3
G01 Consumer Buying Behavior P03 Tort Law S03 Human Growth & Development I
G02 Principles of Professional Selling P04 Civil Litigation S04 Human Growth & Development II G03 Principles of Retailing P05 Criminal Law & Procedure S05 Social Problems
G04 Integrated Mktg Communications P06 Real Estate Law S06 Social Psychology
G05 Internet Marketing P07 Law Office Management S07 Abnormal Psychology
G06 International Marketing P08 Family Law S08 Psychology of Personality
P09 Legal Research & Writing P10 Wills, Trusts & Estates
ELECTIVE COURSES (12 CREDITS) ELECTIVE COURSES (9 CREDITS) ELECTIVE COURSES (9 CREDITS)
FINANCE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCE MGT
MARKETING PARALEGAL STUDIES PSYCHOLOGY
ELECTIVE COURSES (12 CREDITS) ELECTIVE COURSES (12 CREDITS) ELECTIVE COURSES (12 CREDITS)
Required courses are printed in Bold Letters.
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L01 Introduction to Retailing T01 Introduction to Security Mgt G03 Principles of Retailing Elective Course 1
Elective Course 1 Elective Course 2
Elective Course 2 Elective Course 3
Elective Course 3 Elective Course 4
L02 Retail Supply Chain Management T02 Introduction to Terrorism
L03 Retail Buying T03 Incident Command Systems
L04 Retail Employee Management T04 Aviation Security L05 Retail Quality Management T05 Criminal Behavior L06 Retail Loss Prevention T06 Cyber Security
G01 Consumer Behavior T07 Homeland Sec. & Public Safety J07 Private Security
ELECTIVE COURSES (9 CREDITS) ELECTIVE COURSES (12 CREDITS)
RETAIL MANAGEMENT SECURITY MANAGEMENT
Required courses are printed in Bold Letters.
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
To earn an associate degree from ASHWORTH COLLEGE,you must meet the following requirements:
• You must complete 60 credit hours applicable to your degree program.
• You must complete at least 5 courses, or 15 credit hours, withASHWORTH
COLLEGE.
• You must earn a grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
• You must pass all subjects covered on the semester exams, which are taken at the end of each semester, in no more than two attempts, and you must receive a score of at least 70 percent on each section of the exam.
• You must complete all requirements within four (4) years of enrollment.
• You must meet all of your financial obligations with ASHWORTH COLLEGE by paying your balance in full.
To earn a bachelor’s degree from ASHWORTH COLLEGE,you must meet the following requirements:
• You must complete 120 credit hours applicable to your degree program.
• You must complete at least 10 courses, or 30 credit hours, withASHWORTH
COLLEGE.
• You must earn a grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
• You must pass all subjects covered on the semester exams, which are taken at the end of each semester, in no more than two attempts, and you must receive a score of at least 70 percent on each section of the exam.
• You must complete all requirements within eight (8) years of enrollment.
• You must meet all of your financial obligations with ASHWORTH COLLEGE by paying your balance in full.
To earn an undergraduate certificate from ASHWORTH COLLEGE,you must meet the following requirements:
• You must complete 15 credit hours applicable to certificate program.
• You must complete all 5 courses, or 15 credit hours, withASHWORTH
COLLEGE.
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• You must earn a grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
• You must pass all subjects covered on the semester exam, which is taken at the end of the one semester program, in no more than two attempts, and you must receive a score of at least 70 percent on each section of the exam.
• You must complete all requirements within six (6) months of enrollment.
• You must meet all of your financial obligations with ASHWORTH COLLEGE by paying your balance in full.
Important reminder: Your enrollment with ASHWORTH COLLEGE is for ONE (1) semester at a time. The tuition stated on your enrollment agreement is for your first semester only. To continue at ASHWORTH COLLEGE after your first semester, you must complete an enrollment agreement which covers the tuition for your second semester. The enrollment agreement will be automatically sent to you before you begin your second semester. You must follow the same process for your third and fourth semesters. You may also re-enroll online on our Web site at http://www.myashworth.com.
ASHWORTH COLLEGE does not offer placement services to help students find employment, and the COLLEGE does not maintain a list of other colleges and universities that accept credits from ASHWORTH COLLEGE.
STUDENT STATUS AND RECORDS
If you need ASHWORTH COLLEGE to verify your status as a full-time student, contact us and request a status letter. You must have completed at least six lessons with passing scores in the past eight weeks to qualify for full-time student status.
If you need ASHWORTH COLLEGE to verify your progress through your degree program, contact us and request a grade report. If you need a transcript of your completed courses from ASHWORTH COLLEGE, contact us and request a transcript.
The first copy of your transcript is free, but there will be a $5 fee for all other transcripts requested. Please specify whether you need an official or unofficial transcript. An official transcript is one sent by ASHWORTH COLLEGE directly to an institution or employer. An unofficial transcript is one sent by ASHWORTH
COLLEGE directly to the student. An official transcript will be sent only if your account is paid in full; an unofficial transcript will be sent only if your account with ASHWORTH COLLEGE is current.
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TRANSFERRING CREDIT TO ANOTHER INSTITUTION
If you wish to use your coursework from ASHWORTH COLLEGE for transfer credit to another institution, please review the following points carefully:
• Each college determines its own policy for accepting transfer credits.
• Normally, to qualify for credit in another college, the coursework you wish to be considered for transfer credit must be reasonably similar to
coursework that the other college offers.
• To transfer credits from ASHWORTH COLLEGE, you must request that an official transcript of completed coursework be sent to the new institution.
Remember, an official transcript is one sent from the records officer at one college directly to the designated records officer at another. ASHWORTH COLLEGE will not release an official copy of your transcript unless your account is paid in full. Your account must be current to receive an unofficial copy of your transcript.
• The other college may respond to your request for transfer credit by:
1) Accepting the credit claimed (although some colleges may not give full value).
2) Accepting the credit claimed when you pass a test covering the subject matter.
3) Not accepting the credit claimed.
• Be sure to keep your learning guides, textbooks, other study materials and printed copies of online study materials in case they are needed for transfer credits.
ASHWORTH COLLEGE does not maintain a list of other colleges and universities that accept ASHWORTH COLLEGE credits.
CHANGING MAJORS
A student may switch from one ASHWORTH COLLEGE associate program into another at any time by paying a transfer fee of $50. Each associate program has different CORE course requirements. You will have to pay for any additional courses necessary to complete the 60 credit hours required for graduation in the new program. Semester exams are taken only for courses that are required in the new major. Contact Education Services for more information.
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A student may switch from one ASHWORTH COLLEGE bachelor’s program into another at any time by paying a transfer fee of $50. Each bachelor’s program has different CORE course requirements. You will have to pay for any additional courses necessary to complete the 120 credit hours required for graduation in the new program. Semester exams are taken only for courses that are required in the new program. Contact Education Services for more information.
STANDARDS OF PROGRESS
Students will receive exam results for every lesson submitted and an overall report for each course completed. A percentile score is provided for each lesson exam in addition to an average percentile score and letter grade upon completion of each course. Semester exams are graded on a pass/fail basis and are not factored into percentile or letter grades.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
To maintain the high quality of education at ASHWORTH COLLEGE, the Faculty and Administration must address any instances of academic dishonesty to keep the integrity of the COLLEGE’s programs from being compromised. While students accused of academic dishonesty will have access to due process procedures, any student found guilty of academic dishonesty will be permanently dismissed from ASHWORTH COLLEGE.
The following issues deserve close attention because they summarize various acts of academic dishonesty. Students must strive to honor the following regulations to preserve the integrity of their grades and degrees.
Plagiarism and Cheating
Students are not permitted to receive, attempt to receive, knowingly give, or attempt to give any unauthorized assistance in the preparation of any work required to be submitted for credit as part of a course. When students use direct quotations, they must use quotation marks and cite the relevant source(s). When students paraphrase material, quotation marks are not used, but the sources still must be cited. Students must also cite sources for any use of language, ideas, theories, data, figures, graphs, programs, electronic information, or illustrations.
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Unauthorized Access to Official College Materials
Students may not take, attempt to take, or in any unauthorized manner gain access to, alter, or destroy any materials pertaining to the administration of the
educational process (including exams, grade records, etc.).
Misrepresentation, Falsification of College Records or Academic Work
Students will not knowingly provide false information in completing COLLEGE forms or applications (including admissions forms, enrollment agreements, use of false or counterfeit transcripts, etc.) or in any work submitted for credit as part of a course.
Malicious/Intentional Misuse of Computer Facilities and/or Services
Students are strictly prohibited from the malicious or intentional misuse of
computer facilities and/or services. Violations of state and federal laws (including copyright violations, unauthorized access of systems, alteration/damage/
destruction or attempted alteration/damage/destruction, use for profit, etc.) or the COLLEGE’s rules regarding computer usage (including account violations, damage or destruction of the system and/or its performance, unauthorized copying of electronic information, use of threatening or obscene language, etc.) will result in immediate prosecution.
Student Identification Numbers
Student numbers are issued to specific people for the purposes of conducting COLLEGE business. Any abuse of these numbers (including obtaining for malicious use or attempting to obtain for malicious use, false identification or attempted false identification, etc.), shall be cause for permanent dismissal from the COLLEGE.
COMPLAINT PROCEDURES
To file a complaint with ASHWORTH COLLEGE, submit the issue in writing, preferably typed, within 45 days of its occurrence. Direct a complaint about payments or shipments to the Director of Education Services. Direct all academic complaints to the Dean of Degree Programs. A proposed resolution will be offered within 45 days after receiving a complaint. If you are not satisfied with the
proposed resolution, you may contact the Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (NPEC) at 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220, Tucker, GA 30084.
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